African American student sociocultural adjustment to Thai international higher education

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ID12725997
AuthorsDouglas Rhein (0000-0003-1421-9065, Mahidol University International College, corresponding author)
Year2018
Volume16
Issue4
Pages381-394
Publication date2018-02-20
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueGlobalisation Societies and Education (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1476-7724 • E-ISSN: 1476-7732
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14767724.2018.1440349
OpenAlexW2790123851
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited52

This article aims to detail an exploratory study involving African American student experiences in a Thai international programme. This study employed a qualitative case study to explore the adjustment process of African American international students in Thailand. The participants included 15 African American students who were selected through a snowball sampling technique in 2014–2016. The data were collected through semi-structured one on one interviews and analysed through content analysis. The participants reported adjustment difficulties related to their sense of isolation in Thailand, the excessive attention received from their hosts, the appropriate response to said attention, Thai culture and adjustment to academic differences. An analysis of the source of stress, anxiety and conflict among the participants is intended to provide insight into international recruitment practices and facilitating more progressive pre-departure orientation sessions among impending international students

Anxiety · Content analysis · Exploratory research · Higher education · International education · Pedagogy · Political science · Qualitative research · Snowball sampling · Social science · Sociocultural evolution · Sociology · Study abroad · Global Education and Multiculturalism · International Student and Expatriate Challenges · Medicine · Psychology · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research

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